contagious
Example Sentences
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There is no vaccine or specific treatment for the strain responsible for the current spread of the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
I think courage is contagious in this context too.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
They calculated that the virus’s infectiousness—an estimate of how many people one contagious person will infect on average—is 2.1.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
While COVID-19 was airborne and far more contagious, he guesses hantavirus is 50 times more deadly.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Personally, I been dodging that woman like a contagious disease ever since that circus show in class.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Vocabulary lists containing contagious
Wonder
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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